Galaxy is an indeterminate salad tomato with excellent fruit quality and a very good disease package. Galaxy has a high resistance to Verticillium wilt race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium wilt races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2), Root-knot (Mi, Mj), Tomato mosaic (ToMV) and Tomato curly stunt (ToCSV). Galaxy can be grown under protection and in the open field, with a short internode length. Very uniform clusters and early fruit set. Galaxy is a very adaptable variety and has performed well in other parts of the world as well.
| Characteristic | Galaxy F1 Hybrid Tomato |
| Kind | Indeterminate F1 hybrid salad tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) |
| Production Type | Under protection and open field |
| Firmness | Very good |
| Maturity | Medium |
| Plant Vigour | Medium |
| Season | Year round culture in frost free areas |
| Fruit weight | 140 – 160 g |
| Fruit Shape | Deep oblate |
| Peducle | Jointed |
| Attachment Point | Very small, neat |
| Shoulder | Smooth |
| Shoulder Colour | Uniform |
| Fruit Colour | Internal: very good. External: very good |
| Flavour | Good |
| Uniformity | Excellent |
| Leaf Cover | Medium dense |
| Disease Resistance (Scientific) | High resistance: Verticillium dahliae race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2), Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), Meloidogyne incognita (Mi), Meloidgyne javanica (Mj), Tomato curly stunt virus (ToCSV) |
| Population Guide | 20 000 – 24 000 final stand per ha for production under protection. 10 000 – 14 000 final stand per ha for open field |
| End Use | Fresh market and pre-pack |
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